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At first glance this may look like the iconic big wheeled tricycle from the 1970s, but the Green Machine is an entirely different beast once you get past the aesthetic resemblance.
Designed to look just like the toy we all know and love from 1975 (right down to the 45″ front wheel), this trike is actually powered by Harley-Davidson V-Twin Evo engine, making it a full-fledged motorcycle. The motor pumps out 60 horsepower through the vehicle’s 6 speed transmission, and is good for speeds of up to 50 miles per hour. Equipped with a 8.5 gallon fuel tank, the 3 wheeler can cruise for up to 400 miles. This thing was built for the child in all of us. The 9-foot beast of a machine can be yours for $75,000.
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I never had anything like that when I was a kid. I had a cardboard box. I'd sit in it and pretend it was a motorcycle, sometimes a spaceship. Loved that box. Then it got stolen and used for trash. I upgraded to a soda crate which a hobo stole and used for firewood. That made me mad. I caught up with that hobo down by the river and hit him with a piece of gas pipe. The cops put me in the reform school for boys.There I learned how to fight with a knife. Later I used a knife to steal the reform school superintendents car. The judge said look over there. I look over there and see a deputy and guy wearing an army uniform. Judge says your leaving with one of those men today. Choose wisely. So I learn how to fight with a rifle. See, childhood dreams do come true!
found a green machine in a old garage recently and cleaned it up, my kid loves it. I had a big wheel. My new LowRider is enough for me especially the price tag lol
Had a Green Machine and a number of Big Wheels. We used to make crude "go-karts" to race down a large hill in our neighborhood. We did it by pulling the wheels/axle off a few Big Wheels by popping of the axle retainer, then we'd use the wheels on scrap plywood with a 2x4 on each end by bending nails over the axle to hold them in place. The front would steer with a one nail 2 x 4 and rope. Most of us had plenty of cuts and scrapes from falling off, or the "kart" falling apart while running down that hill "racing". Man, I miss being a kid in the 1970's...I miss those Michigan summer days too. I often feel I short-changed my kids by living in a city like Las Vegas, as opposed to the Mid-West, where we had seasons, creeks, woods, and long summer days building tree forts and "go-karts" from scrap wood and imagination.
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Anyone here have a Green MAchine when you were a kid?
